Seniors

Predictors of nursing home placement in African Americans with dementia

Article Abstract:

The predictors of institutionalization in African Americans who suffer from dementia are studied. The role of the complex interplay of race, dementia, the medication and caregiving context in the institutionalization process is examined.

Rural-urban differences in medical care for nursing home residents with severe dementia at the end of life

Publisher:Blackwell Publishers Ltd.Publication Name:Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietySubject:SeniorsISSN:0002-8614Year:2006

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Research and Testing Services, Geriatric Research, Reports, Forecasts and trends, Terminal care, Market trend/market analysis, America, Regional disparities